Katie Couricis weighing in on the controversy surrounding the unedited photo ofKhloé Kardashianthat was posted to social media earlier this week without her permission, and the reality star’ssubsequent response.
In an Instagram post on Wednesday night, theKeeping Up with the Kardashiansstar shared “unretouched and unfiltered” photos and video of herself as she opened up about trying to learn to love herself despite the “unbearable” scrutiny she faces.
“The photo that was posted this week was beautiful. But as someone whohas struggled with body imageher whole life, when someone takes a photo of you that isn’t flattering in bad lighting or doesn’t capture your body the way it is after working to hard to get it to this point — and then shares it to the world — you should have every right to ask for it not to be shared — no matter who you are,” Kardashian wrote in a lengthy statement featured in a gallery post which also included a video of the reality star showing off her figure in the mirror, as well as clips from an Instagram Live in which she briefly flashed her toned physique to viewers.
“But I agree with those who say the non stop procedures and constant filters are promoting unrealistic and harmful beauty standards,” she noted.
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In her Wednesday post, Kardashian went on to explain what it has been like to deal with “the pressure, constant ridicule and judgment my entire life to be perfect and to meet other’s standards of how I should look has been too much to bear.”
Kardashian then listed examples of unkind remarks that have been made about her: " ‘Khloé is the fat sister.’ ‘Khloé is the ugly sister.’ ‘Her dad must not be her real dad because she looks so different.’ ‘The only wayshe could have lost that weightmust have been from surgery.’ "
“You never quite get used to being judged and pulled apart and told how unattractive one is, but I will say if you hear anything enough then you will start to believe it,” she added. “This is how I have been conditioned to feel, that I am not beautiful enough just being me.”
TheGood Americanmogul said that, the same way she wears makeupor gets her nails done, she uses filters and photo edits to “present myself to the world the way I want to be seen,” adding that “it’s exactly what I will continue to do unapologetically.”
She concluded, “My body, my image and how I choose to look and what I want to share is my choice. It’s not for anyone to decide or judge what is acceptable anymore.”
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Couric is also no stranger to her appearance being edited or digitally alerted, having been at the hands of it during the course of her career.
In 2006, the then-incomingCBS Evening Newsanchor took in good stride articles in both theNew York Postand the city’sDaily Newsshowing a photo of her in CBS promotional magazineWatch!that was digitally altered tomake her look about 20 lbs. thinner.
“I liked the first picture better because there’s more of me to love,” the formerTodayshow host previously said, according to theDaily News.(CBS spokeswoman Dana McClintock told theDaily Newsat the time, “The editorial staff ofWatch!magazine retouched the photo without the knowledge of Miss Couric and CBS News management.")
Most recently, Couric embraced her natural beauty for the PEOPLEBeautiful Issueand admitted that while her gut reaction to going makeup-free for her photo shoot was “Hell no,” after some thought, she ultimately decided, “Why not?”
“When we start seeing women as they age andappreciate the beauty that comes with that, women will stop trying to look young all the time,” she told PEOPLE. “Someone said to me, ‘I have so many wrinkles.’ I said, ‘I think wrinkles show a lifetime of laughing and smiling.’ And that’s an awesome thing to show on your face.”
source: people.com
